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By Drew VonScio
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Aaron Glenn is going to make mistakes in his first season with the New York Jets, just like every first-year head coach.
However, his latest mistake is very hypocritical and raises some questions about double standards in his coaching. Glenn was candid when speaking about returner Isaiah Williams who has made two key mistakes on returns already this season.
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"We brought him in to be our returner," Glenn said via SNY. "He made two critical mistakes, and I understand that. But they're also mistakes that he has to learn from. I'm not going to sit here and say he's going to lose his job from that."
If that's how Glenn feels about returners fumbling the football and making mistakes, then he has a lot of explaining to do after cutting Xavier Gipson due to a fumble in the loss against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 1.
"The one thing to me that turned this game is man, we can't have turnovers, can't do it,' Glenn told reporters in his postgame press conference after Week 1. "That is something that will be addressed because you will not be on the field with this team if you're gonna cause us to lose games if you're gonna cause issues like that, so we will get that addressed."
Glenn's comments toward Williams are completely different than how he addressed Gipson's situation. Fumbles were a big issue for Gipson last season as well, but that was also before Glenn took over as the team's head coach.
Having double standards for players is a surefire way to lose the locker room. Once a coach loses the locker room, it's only a matter of time before they fired. Glenn is playing a dangerous game as he looks to avoid that fate.
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